Hey all! I seem to have a problem with keeping my bettas alive and healthy. currently i have one betta but i've had several in the past. They all have been kept in 5 gallon tanks with a heater and water temp at 78degrees. All the tanks have had filters and live plants and i always use a dechlorinater. Somehow my bettas always get sick with fin rot or something else i can't identify. What am I doing wrong?

Okay, you should try to do 50% every week. Do you know what the nitrogen cycle is? Just do a google search, you'll find tons of articles. Aqueon is not a great food. If you read the label, wheat flour is listed as one of the first few ingredients. I suggest omega one or new life spectrum. You want to look for a food without a lot of fillers (like yeast or flour).

If your tank is cycled you need to do 50% weekly water changes with gravel vacuum, filter media rinsing in the old water WITH a water change, walls cleaning. If there is any uneaten food from him always remove it from the water never let it sink to the bottom.